Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show:
Keeping Sisters in stitches

Poster by Gary Miller

For current information on the 2012 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and associated events visit www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org.

Every year, quilters from all around the world gather in Sisters the second week of July to experience one of the most colorful displays of the quilterís art to be found in the United States. Sistersí downtown is wrapped in quilts, hung early on the morning of July 9 by a dedicated ó and careful ó crew of volunteers.

This year the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is launching a new contest called ìSmall Wonders.î Small quilts will be donated and judged, prizes awarded, and then the quilts will be sold and the proceeds will be shared with Sisters Park & Recreation District.

Quilt Show activities are expanding to fill the month before the show and the day after the show.

The annual Quilt Walk will expand to a full month of quilts on display inside local businesses. Visitors can tour town, stop in at participating businesses and enjoy the quilts. The new ìSave it for Sundayî activities will feature special exhibits of quilts remaining on display for an additional day; a lecture by Jean Wells; and walking tours of Jean Wellsí and Valori Wellsí quilts on display. Canít see it all Saturday? Save something for Sunday!

The legendary Quilters of Geeís Bend (Alabama) will return to Sisters and participate in a special musical evening on Tuesday, July 5, at Sisters High School auditorium.

Quilt Show excitement really kicks into gear the weekend before the show with the annual Around the Block Fiber Arts Stroll and Quilt Walk and the Wish Upon a Card silent auction of fabric postcards. Proceeds benefit Wendyís Wish, a project that offers cancer support services to those who canít afford them.

For more information on the 2012 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and associated events visit www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org.